What is the point of a family group on switch?

Players using a Family Membership can access the Nintendo Switch Online service via the same Nintendo Switch system or multiple systems – everyone does not have to use the same system. Multiple users on the same console are not automatically covered by a Family Membership.
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What is the point of a family group on Nintendo Switch?

A Nintendo Account family group allows up to 8 Nintendo Account users to connect together in one group. Family groups can include: One admin account to manage the group. General Nintendo Accounts.
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What are the benefits of the Nintendo Switch family membership?

Did you know you can team up with seven other people with a Family Membership? Each of you can enjoy all the benefits of your Nintendo Switch Online or Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, such as online play, access to a library of classic games, and special offers.
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What does adding someone to your Nintendo family do?

The child's Nintendo Account will now appear in the family group area of your account settings, and you can adjust various settings (password, Parental Controls, etc.)
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What's the difference between individual and family Nintendo Switch?

Individual Memberships are available in 1 month, 3-month, or 1-year increments. A Family Membership provides the Nintendo Switch Online service to everyone in the purchaser's family group (up to 8 people). Family memberships are available in 12-month increments only.
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Can switch family members share games?

Yes. Anyone that uses your primary Nintendo Switch console will be able to play games you've purchased with your Nintendo Account*. Please note that you can set one console per Nintendo Account as your primary console.
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Do I need Nintendo family?

A parent account must purchase the Family Membership, but then any Nintendo Account of any age in the Family Group (including Child Accounts) can use the Nintendo Switch Online services. My family members use their own Nintendo Switch consoles.
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Does each Family member need their own Nintendo Account?

Nintendo Accounts for children are automatically added as a supervised account to the parent/guardian's family group. Parental controls for off-device and Nintendo Switch eShop purchases (for both child and supervised accounts) can be set through the parent/guardian's Nintendo Account.
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Can you be in multiple Nintendo Family groups?

All general accounts can leave and join a different group. All supervised accounts (usually aged 12 and under) can be transferred directly to a different family group. For information about the different roles in a family group, read What Are the Different Roles in a Nintendo Account Family Group?.
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Does a family need more than one Nintendo Switch?

Even if your family members are using their accounts on different Nintendo Switch consoles, if you have a Family Membership and create a Family Group, then each account can use the Nintendo Swich Online services. You don't need to use the same Nintendo Switch as the person who purchased the membership.
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Can two users use the same Nintendo Account?

Nintendo Account users age 18 and older can create and add up to five Nintendo Accounts for children (age 17 and under) to their Nintendo Account. For more information, read How to Assign Nintendo Account Family Group Roles.
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Can you use Nintendo family membership in the same household?

Do all family members need to use the same system or live in the same household? No. A Nintendo Switch Online Family Membership is linked to the Nintendo Account – not a specific Nintendo Switch console. It can be used on any Nintendo Switch console that the member signs in from.
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What are the benefits of Nintendo family membership?

Players using a Family Membership can access the Nintendo Switch Online service via the same Nintendo Switch system or multiple systems – everyone does not have to use the same system. Multiple users on the same console are not automatically covered by a Family Membership.
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Why can't i leave the Nintendo family group?

Users with supervised Nintendo Accounts cannot leave the family group. A parent/guardian in your family group will need to remove the “Supervised” status from your account first.
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How does family group work?

How does a family group work? When you create a family group, you become the family manager. This means you can invite up to 5 other people to join and if they accept your invitation, they'll be added to your family group. Family managers can delete the group, invite, or remove members at any time.
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How do Nintendo family groups work?

The Nintendo Switch Online membership will automatically apply to everyone in the family group, including people that are added to the group later. The purchaser does not have to be the account admin for the group. However, only the account admin for the family group can add or remove people from the group.
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Do Nintendo family groups share games?

Each user can now play the games or downloadable content for all the other users on the shared system. As long as the shared system remains the primary console for a Nintendo Account, all users can use that system to play that Nintendo Account's digital content.
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What happens to a Nintendo child account when they turn 18?

A child account can be created for any child under the age of 18. Please note that once a child account is created, it will not turn into a general Nintendo Account even once the user turns 18.
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What is the difference between individual and family membership on Nintendo Switch?

Individual memberships are available in 1-month, 3-month, or 1-year increments. A family membership provides the Nintendo Switch Online service to everyone in the purchaser's family group (up to 8 people). Family memberships are available in 12-month increments only.
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Can my wife and I share a Nintendo Account?

Nintendo Switch Online family membership benefits are shared to all family group members., or adding new child accounts. Child accounts under 13 cannot have registered email addresses, must be created as part of a family group, and are automatically set as Supervised in the family group..
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Can you share games between two Nintendo switches?

You can play digital games that you've purchased with your Nintendo Account on any Nintendo Switch console. Please note that you can register one primary console per Nintendo Account. Once you've registered a primary console, your digital purchases can be played by anyone that uses the primary console.
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Do I need a separate Nintendo Account for each user?

In order to use all the features offered on Nintendo Switch, a Nintendo Account must be linked with a user account on your console. *Only one Nintendo Account can be linked to each user.
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What does Nintendo Switch membership give you?

Nintendo Switch Online is a paid service that lets members enjoy online play in compatible Nintendo Switch games, access a selection of classic NES™, Super NES™ and Game Boy™ games with new online functionality, take advantage of exclusive benefits, back up save data for most games, use the Nintendo Switch Online smart ...
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Can you link multiple users to the same Nintendo Account?

If you share your console with your family, create a user for each person. (Up to 8 users can be created.) *Save data is stored in the console's internal memory.
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